The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for schizophrenia or another acquired psychiatric disorder excluding PTSD and a stomach ulcer, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The RO previously denied these claims in February 1962.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia or another acquired psychiatric disorder excluding PTSD, stomach ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1223470
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